All posts by Rick Hasen

“Inside the Movement Behind Trump’s Election Lies” (NYT Has 400 Hours of Cleta Mitchell Zoom Calls)

October 28, 2024, 7:07 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: In the aftermath of Donald J. Trump’s defeat in 2020, one of his election lawyers set out to keep the lies about his loss alive. The lawyer, a well-connected conservative named Cleta Mitchell, knit together grass-roots activists, Republican lawyers,… Continue reading

“105. The Supreme Court and the 2024 Election, Part I”

October 28, 2024, 7:00 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Steve Vladeck on emergency election litigation at, or almost at, SCOTUS: RFK ballot access, PA provisional ballots, VA voter purge. He also says this about the 5th Circuit Mississippi ruling: And then there’s the Fifth Circuit—which, in a case out… Continue reading

“Musk’s X to undershoot revenue goals from political advertising”

October 28, 2024, 6:49 amcampaigns, cheap speechRick Hasen

FT: Elon Musk’s X is on track to fall well short of its goal of bringing in $100mn in revenue from political advertising in 2024, raising just $15mn in the year to date, largely from an increasing reliance on… Continue reading

“Our Analysis of Statewide Election Recounts 2003-2023”

October 28, 2024, 6:44 amrecountsRick Hasen

FairVote: Conducting election recounts to ensure fair, accurate, and genuine democratic outcomes is a critical component of effective election administration. Trust in elections requires trust in a jurisdiction’s recount process. It is an ongoing learning experience for election administrators to… Continue reading

“GOP drive to revive Virginia voter purge strikes out at appeals court”

October 27, 2024, 4:36 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Josh Gerstein for Politico: A bid by Republican officials in Virginia to purge of potential non-citizens from the voter rolls there appears headed for the Supreme Court after a federal appeals court refused to disturb a lower court order that… Continue reading

“Far-Right Figures Escalate Talk of Retribution and Election Subversion”

October 27, 2024, 2:59 pmchicanery, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: In the weeks after the 2020 election, retired Gen. Michael T. Flynn, Donald J. Trump’s former national security adviser, was a key figure in efforts to subvert the election outcome. In recent interviews and speeches, he and an associate… Continue reading

“GOP focus on rare noncitizen voting may continue long after Election Day”

October 27, 2024, 2:56 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Patrick Marley for WaPo: Noncitizen voting is exceedingly rare, research has shown, but Trump and his allies have found that focusing on the issue energizes their supporters by tying together topics that have long animated their base: illegal immigration… Continue reading

New Washington and Lee Law Review Symposium on Voting Rights in a Polarized Era

October 27, 2024, 2:50 pmpedagogyRick Hasen

Check out the Washington and Lee Law Review’s Symposium issue (Volume 81, Issue 3) for the symposium that Maureen Edobor and Chris Seaman organized earlier this year, “Voting Rights in a Politically Polarized Era.” It includes the following… Continue reading

“Republican battleground-state legal blitz falters ahead of election”

October 27, 2024, 8:51 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Reuters: Donald Trump’s Republican allies have suffered a string of courtroom setbacks in battleground U.S. presidential election states as Election Day draws closer, losses which could boost voter turnout and speed certification of the eventual winner. In the past three… Continue reading

“Voters Are Deeply Skeptical About the Health of American Democracy”

October 27, 2024, 8:49 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: Nearly half of all voters are skeptical that the American experiment in self-governance is working, with 45 percent believing that the nation’s democracy does not do a good job representing ordinary people, according to a new New York Times/Siena … Continue reading

“America Is Having a Panic Attack Over the Election; Voters see permanent damage to the country if their candidate loses; ‘There are not enough gummies I can take to soothe the angst!'”

October 27, 2024, 8:45 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Molly Ball for WSJ: The sun was shining. Bruce Springsteen was strumming an acoustic guitar. Yet beneath the peaceful surface, the stadium packed with thousands of Democrats practically thrummed with anxiety. “I’m honestly legit kind of terrified,” said Rebekah Williams,… Continue reading

“‘Fully staffed’: Election offices relieved after feared poll-worker shortages don’t materialize”

October 27, 2024, 8:41 amelection administrationRick Hasen

CNN: Threats and smears against election officials and the voting process haven’t killed Americans’ confidence in the system and willingness to work the polls this year. Election administrators across the country, including the top seven battleground states and big cities like Los… Continue reading

“Battle of the billionaires: the mega rich spending to swing the US election”

October 27, 2024, 8:40 amcampaign finance, Plutocrats UnitedRick Hasen

FT: A small number of billionaires could help swing the result of the US presidential election, as many of the world’s wealthiest spend hundreds of millions of dollars to help their preferred candidate win. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are… Continue reading

“Elon Musk’s X is boosting election conspiracy theories with AI-powered trending topics”

October 27, 2024, 8:39 amcheap speech, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

David Ingram for NBC News: Elon Musk’s social media app X is supercharging the spread of voter-fraud conspiracy theories with the help of artificial intelligence, boosting unfounded claims including two personal smears against Vice President Kamala Harris. The dubious content… Continue reading